(19)
(11) EP 2 192 968 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
18.04.2018 Bulletin 2018/16

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
07.03.2018 Bulletin 2018/10

(21) Application number: 08795626.4

(22) Date of filing: 27.08.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B01L 3/14(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2008/010145
(87) International publication number:
WO 2009/042023 (02.04.2009 Gazette 2009/14)

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(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 24.09.2007 US 903577

(43) Date of publication of application:
09.06.2010 Bulletin 2010/23

(60) Divisional application:
12000169.8 / 2457631

(73) Proprietor: EMD Millipore Corporation
Burlington, MA 01803 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • BONHOMME, Louis
    Waltham MA 02451 (US)
  • DOYLE, John
    Kensington NH 03833 (US)
  • GREENIZEN, Kurt
    Bradford MA 01835 (US)
  • GAGNE, George
    Dracut MA 01826 (US)
  • DEVIN, Sean
    Dublin Pike Co. Cork (IE)
  • LOMBARD, Gerard
    Ballyhooley Co. Cork (IE)
  • SMITH, Vincent
    Ballincollig Co. Cork (IE)

(74) Representative: Uexküll & Stolberg 
Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB Beselerstraße 4
22607 Hamburg
22607 Hamburg (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A2- 0 480 298
US-A- 4 722 792
US-A- 5 647 990
US-B1- 6 719 896
 WO-A2-02/26364
US-A- 4 769 145
US-A- 6 156 199
   
       
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